Hoopless barrel.



PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907.

J, 0. & c. A. PARKER.

'HUOPLESS BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1906.

JOHN CHAUNCEY PARKER, OF BROCKPORT, AND CHARLES ALBERT PARKER. OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK.

E ZOOPLESS BARREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 80. 1906. Serial No. 332.712.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that we, Jenn CHAUNOEY PARKER and CHARLES ALBERT PARKER, citiens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of Brockport, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, and of Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, (whose post-office addresses are respectively Brockport and Poughkeepsie,) have invented a new and useful Hoopless-Barrel, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

Our invention relates to an original inven tion in what is to be known as a hoopless knockdown metal barrel and the object thereof is to provide a strong, durable, and inexpensive construction that may be readily assembled or set up when desired for use, and as readily disassembled when its contents have been removeo, so that it may be packed into a small bundle to occupy less space, and also to facilitate transportation, should it be desired to re-ship the barrel to the original merchant. Also it is intended to take the place of the present wooden barrel.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for securely locking the sections together, and also means for locking the heads in position, the latter means being caable of independent operation so that either liead of the barrel may be removed without disturbing the. other fastenings.

, Still, a further object is to provide a construction in which the meeting edges of the sections will be met ically smooth upon the inside and outsi e of the barrel, avoiding all obstructions that would endanger or destroy the contents of the barrel while in the course of transportation, es ecially in the case of fruits, vegetables, an like.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and the arrangement and combinations of arts hereinafter particularly set forth and c aimed. W e attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section or" the entire barrel in the erspective; constructed in accordance Wit our inventioc Fig. 52 artly inside elevation and vly nt re:

v ongitudinal section, a barrel ember 55 aforesaid invention. Fm. :1 [Fr m, n

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wire fastener, used to bind the parts. to-

gather. Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing row the two halves lap over each other when set up, all embodying the aforesaid invention. Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the heads, showing how the flange is made outward, with a bead rounding over to form a chime, to make it smooth and convenient for handling.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 and 2 are oppositely disposed sections constituting the body of the barrel, each of said sections being provided along one of its edges with an out-struck portion 3 whereby when the two sections are assembled their adjoining edges will lap, as shown particularly in ig. 4. These lapped portions of the sections are formed with registerin openings desi ned to'receive fasteners 4 suc as shown in detail in Fig. 3. 1 Each of these fasteners is preferably in the fr'irm of a wire staple, the ends of which are adaptedto be inserted through the openings and ressed or folded against the inner face of t e barrel. The sections 1 and 2 can be straight from end to end or provided with abilge to suit the taste of the user. After the twobarrel sections 1 and 2 have been assembled in the manner described the end portions thcreof are flared as shown at 5 to form seats for the-barrel heads 6, one of which has been shown in section in Fig. 5. Each head is preferably formed in a single sheet of metal or other suitable material and has an annular flange 7 formed with i a plurality of apertures 8 designed to register with similar apertures 9 in the sections 1 and 2. The free edges of the flanges 7 are bent backward, as shown at 10 so as to lap the ends of the sections 1 and 2. The registering openings 8 and 9 are designed to receive fasteners 4 similar to those hereinbefore referred to, the ends of which are inserted through the openings and bent or folded on to the inner faces of the flanges 7. I

It will be seen that by constructing a barrel in the manner herein described the same is rendered free of all objectionable projections and the parts, after being fastened together, are held positively 1n proper relation and can not become displaced when carelessly handled, as when dropped upon one parts together in an efiicient man [81 so that the barrel is ca able of holding t e heaviest materials. Either head of the barrel can be readily removed simply by cutting the fastoners or prying them out of position and as this does not result in injury to any parts of the'barrel, it is obvious that the heads can be reused. v

While the sections of the barrel have been shown made of solid material such as designed for holding flour, sugar, and similar material, it is to be understood that the sides and heads may be made of open material or can he corrugated when the barrel is used for transporting fruit, vegetables, etc. It is to he un derstood that this barrel may be formed of sheet metal, of pressed paper or pulp, or in fact of any other material which may be deemed advisable.

Having thus fully ascribed our invention, what we elain'fas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A barrel comprising oppositely disposed body sections having lapping edges, fasten- .25 ing devices extending through the lapping se ler? portions of the sections, said sections having flared ends constituting seats, heads disposed upon the seats and having annular flanges fitting snugly within the flared portions and curved portions engaging the ends of the sections, and fastening devices extending through the flanges and section ends.

2. A receptacle comprisin body sections having lapped edges former with regislering apertures, fastening devices extending throu h the apertures, the ends of the sections being flared to form seats, heads upon the seats and surrounded by the ends of the body sections, an annular flange upon each head fitting snugly against the flared portions of" the body sections said flanges having edge portions lapping and engaging the ends of the body sections, and separate fastening devices extending through the ends of the body sections and the flanges of the heads.

JOHN CHAUNCEY PARKER. CHARLES ALBERT iAliKlllt. Witnesses:

H. E. MoAn'rnUn, 'l. A. DEAN. 

